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Pitcher Performance History "Worst" Topic

When I look at pitcher performance history I notice that players will have a pretty good line for their "best" seasons, but often times an unbelievably horrible "worst" season line. Some of these guys are so far out past a normal assumed deviation that it makes you wonder how/why they had those seasons? I'll look at my favorite cookies too and I know there is no way one of the best guys in the OL sim had a season of 25 IP, 40 HR's and and ERA over 10. Are these results of a super-hitting theme league? Do owners find the "cookie" guys and purposely tank a whose season through managerial settings to downplay their worth?

Posted by frazzman80 on 1/16/2013 4:49:00 PM (view original):My theory is that these were pitchers on an abandonned team or the owner didn't draft enough IP and fatigue killed these players. I typically ignore the Worst for this reason.

This is just one of the reasons I don't much a tremendous amount of stock in performance histories.

Posted by frazzman80 on 1/16/2013 4:49:00 PM (view original):My theory is that these were pitchers on an abandonned team or the owner didn't draft enough IP and fatigue killed these players. I typically ignore the Worst for this reason.

This is just one of the reasons I don't much a tremendous amount of stock in performance histories.

Posted by just4me on 1/17/2013 10:06:00 PM (view original):I actually put a large amount of stock in them. If you know how to read them, you can glean tons of useful information on how a player will perform.

The performance history goes back to 2008. Since then, there have been sim engine changes, salary adjustments, changes in the minimum number of PA & IP, etc.